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Look up! All mountains rise high into the sky, but there is more to these landforms than meets the eye! Some form when two pieces of Earth's crust push up land. Erupting volcanoes form others. Some are growing, while others are shrinking. Give beginning listeners all the need-to-know information about mountains, including their characteristics, how they form, and where they can be found around the world.

The important science concept of plant growth is featured in this beautiful, easily accessible book on fruit. Simple, engaging text describes fruits and how they help plants live and grow.

This audiobook names and describes the offspring of a jaguar, poison arrow frog, macaw, capybara, gibbon, sloth, anteater, and boa constrictor.

Great white sharks are the largest predatory sharks in the sea! They live all over the world, have many sharp teeth, and can smell blood from miles away. Dive deep into the ocean, and find all the facts about these incredible sharks.

Dig into geology with this curricular high-interest series. An engaging exploration of rocks, minerals, and fossils will keep listeners interested and make learning easy. This volume includes Fossils and Igneous Rocks.

Kuki, das sprechende Kuschelkissen, nimmt euch in Wissen unterm Kissen – Kids mit auf eine sanfte Gedankenreise an die spannendsten Orte der Welt – vom Regenwald bis ins Weltall. Zu den Pyramiden und den Dinos. Zum Lauschen und schlau einschlafen!

What color is a toucan chick’s beak? How do crocodile hatchlings get from place to place? Early listeners will learn these facts and more about their favorite rain forest babies.

How do animals survive in planet Earth's most extreme regions? Snow, ice, and subzero temps make the North and South Poles nearly impossible places to live. But several animals from musk oxen to penguins call these regions home. Find out how their amazing behaviors and body parts have adapted to these harsh conditions.

What is juicy, red and green with white stripes and pops up from the ground ready to eat—watermelon! Their seeds need plenty of water, lots of sun and nutrient rich soil. Follow along as a tiny, black seed bursts into a delicious fruit. Watermelons are ready to be picked when their yellow petals have all fallen. Find out what Bee-u-ti-ful insect helps the watermelon grow?

The Steller's sea cow, a cousin to the manatee, was hunted to extinction just 27 years after it was discovered. Another century passed before humans realized the need to preserve endangered species. Today scientists are working to ensure its cousin, the Florida manatee, doesn’t meet the same fate.

Dig into geology with this curricular high-interest, low-learning level series. An engaging exploration of rocks, minerals, and fossils will keep struggling learners interested and make learning easy. Featured infographics and SilverTips for Success guide readers in reviewing key concepts from the books to reinforce comprehension and even gives them test-taking tips. This volume includes Metamorphic Rocks and Minerals.

Dig into geology with this curricular high-interest, low-learning level series. An engaging exploration of rocks, minerals, and fossils will keep struggling learners interested and make learning easy. Featured infographics and SilverTips for Success guide listeners in reviewing key concepts from the books to reinforce comprehension and even gives them test-taking tips. This volume includes The Rock Cycle and Sedimentary Rocks.

Soil covers most of the land on Earth. It feeds plants and is home to many animals. Discover why soil is an important part of nature!

Make the world a cleaner, healthier place to live! This book is full of ideas and projects listeners can put into action to help the environment.

Most of Earth is covered in water. Water falls from the sky as rain or snow. All living things need water to survive. Discover why water is an important part of nature!

Learn about how tomatoes grow on vines.

Names and describes the offspring of a fennec fox, roadrunner, Arabian camel, sidewinder rattlesnake, desert pocket mouse, dingo, Gila monster, and scorpion.

Meteorologists use an anemometer to measure wind speed. Back in the early 1800s, Sir Francis Beaufort, a British admiral, designed a scale to measure wind speed.

This Highlights Listen & Learn! Audio Study, intended for those in grade four, introduces listeners to the importance of caring for your community. Getting Down and Dirty focuses on some of the run-down problem places found in cities, and how communities have joined together to turn these places into beautiful shared spaces. In addition to discussing bettering our communities, this audio study takes a look at some key comprehension skills including identifying an author's purpose, determining cause-and-effect relationships, and building vocabulary.

Todo lo que nos rodea está hecho con recursos naturales. Algunas cosas son fáciles de reemplazar, mientras que otras no. Piensa en los alimentos que has comido o la energía requerida para acercar al autobús a la escuela. ¿Qué recursos naturales has usado hoy, y estos son fáciles de reemplazar? Adéntrate en la nueva entrega de la serie de libros de comparaciones y contrastes para aprender sobre los recursos del mundo, cuánto tiempo les toma reproducirse y cómo la tecnología y el ingenio están ayudando a calmar la tensión de nuestras reservas más preciadas.